tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20714320483490613042012-02-04T05:27:49.509ZA random review guide into the realms of exploitation and cult television* Some reviews may be of an adult nature and are not for the prudish or sexually immature** Enjoy ***Laurence Niblicknoreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071432048349061304.post-16981070700077765642009-08-30T03:17:00.003+01:002009-08-30T03:26:39.466+01:00

Well it's been a long time coming but after a period in one's own personal wilderness I have the pleasure of bringing you my new 2009 website..Due to the amount of personal things I have not been able to supply the quality and frequency as I should do but I am hoping this will change.Enjoy more treats from the darkest realm of cinematic wonder and retro revelry we all love and enjoy.Love,Laurence

Laurence Niblicknoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071432048349061304.post-5332508295134194592008-04-27T12:25:00.002+01:002008-04-27T12:27:23.734+01:00

Apologies for the delay in updates etc, I will update shortly with a new blog still reviewing some of the best in cult, retro and jaded entertainment for you.The nasties will be incorporated in the new.Watch this space !!!!

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After opening on a brilliant bit of nastiness involving a machete wielding maniac and an ‘innocent’ co-ed on a child’s roundabout; Terror Eyes fades off somewhat. It lacks fizz but can be a decent bit of stalk and slash when it tries hard enough. Kenneth Hughes’ (director of Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang) stab at teens in jeopardy concentrates on a college in Boston where the females are being

Laurence Niblicknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071432048349061304.post-40727388838333094932008-01-27T16:10:00.000Z2008-12-10T00:42:49.534Z

After reading the damning reviews about this nasty by the majority of nearly all who have bothered to sit through it; I was expecting something totally shambolic. Andy Milligans’ ‘Blood Rites’ or ‘The Ghastly Ones’ as it is known here, is bargain basement entertainment but I have seen worse and would rather watch this than something truly dire for e.g. ‘Snakes on a Plane’ or one of the

Laurence Niblicknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071432048349061304.post-68214513867902885592007-12-10T20:57:00.000Z2008-12-10T00:42:50.950Z

Two of Jess Francos movies fell foul of the official DPP list and neither of them are terribly good , the other naff-naff is Women behind Bars which we will touch upon soon. Devil Hunter is an extraordinary lacklustre attempt to cash in on the legacy of visceral ‘Cannibal’ movies that were still flooding the b-movie Euro circuit in the ‘80’s. In this cheapie we have Al Cliver playing the

Laurence Niblicknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071432048349061304.post-13724573999180478562007-12-10T20:32:00.000Z2008-12-10T00:42:53.219Z

This movie has a special place for me as it was one of the very first ones I viewed when the material was considered ‘obscene’. Being 15 at the time it was auspicious as it was not only one of the firsts but it delivered the goods and after reviewing it again after such a long time I am pleased to confirm it remains just as gruelling but on the down side more plodding than I remember. In ‘

Laurence Niblicknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071432048349061304.post-84177062491964037242007-11-18T14:56:00.000Z2008-12-10T00:42:55.221Z

Since his minor success with 'The Bogeyman' Ulli Lommel brings back his celluloid ‘Michael Myers’ as the shard of glass from the possessed mirror arrives in Hollywood along with the heroine from the first movie, resulting in the usual gory mayhem. Suzanna Love reprises her role as Lacey, who swaps her dungarees and manure for ritz and showbiz when she visits a friend in the city with ‘movie

Laurence Niblicknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071432048349061304.post-10162365841514042062007-11-18T14:34:00.000Z2008-12-10T00:42:57.231Z

Another seldom hyped title for our nasties review, Peter Maris’ ‘Delirium’ is a cheap but competent movie dealing with the old chestnut of lunatic Vietnam vets. Handsome Nick Panouzis plays the sympathetic but psychotic, Charlie, hired by an underground, rogue organisation brandishing out death to criminals who they feel have escaped justice rightly deserved. Due to sexual inferiority and (

Laurence Niblicknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071432048349061304.post-21519910469432760612007-11-03T23:17:00.000Z2008-12-10T00:42:58.974Z

Finally I got the opportunity to see this elusive movie. One of the least favourably reviewed films on the DPP 69 (or less or more) list of depraved and corruptible films. After Frozen Scream I thought I would go the whole hog and stick to the alleged ‘dire’ crop of controversial cinema but I am pleased to report that the Mardi Gras Massacre is not as bad as other reviewers made me believe.

Laurence Niblicknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071432048349061304.post-91623258416531794672007-10-27T20:06:00.000+01:002008-12-10T00:43:00.127Z

With a promising opening sequence of hooded monks about to attack an unsuspecting couple in an out of the way residence I was hoping this was to be one of the overlooked gems of the notorious ‘Nasties’ but I was proved wrong. Frozen Scream is dire. The confused plotline, loosely sews together a frayed fabric of cryogenics, scientific cod and psychological garbage that isn’t very interesting

Laurence Niblicknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071432048349061304.post-66074112500069402012007-10-21T16:15:00.000+01:002008-12-10T00:43:00.885Z

I first saw this on an nth generation bootleg in the early ‘90’s where the images flicked from black and white to saturated colour – ah the perseverance and dedication of a horror fan! One of the more infamous Nasties due to its most repugnant scene laughably used as an example of snuff by the dumb and culturally ignorant boys in blue. Directed by shockmeister Joe D’Amato (Aristide Massaccessi)

Laurence Niblicknoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071432048349061304.post-11812601942929965452007-10-21T15:48:00.000+01:002008-12-10T00:43:02.743Z

There is a virtual sweetshop of shocks online, in the bookshops or media studies syllabuses about this subject. The 'Video Nasties' just won’t lie down – and quite right too. As history highlights the prevention of making the same mistakes again, this is something that should never go away and should never be forgotten. As a horror film fan this was a dark decade. The Video Nasties phenomenon

Laurence Niblicknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071432048349061304.post-27682295857875197022007-10-14T14:54:00.000+01:002008-12-10T00:43:04.827Z

In the Serbian village of Schettel, the evil Count Mitterhaus brings misery and dread to the villagers. It is revealed he is a vampire and for his wickedness consequently staked through the heart by the villagers. As the Count dies he, in true Hammer fashion, prophesises doom to the main men responsible. 15 years passes and the village is isolated by plague, some blame the castle, suggesting it

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In ‘Psychomania’ director Don Sharp brings us a taught, adrenaline fuelled, somewhat ‘swept under the carpet’ slice of British horror. An oft overlooked witchcraft/biker flick hybrid, the movie sports a superb cast of thesps; Beryl Reid (Beast in the Cellar), Roy Holder (Ace of Wands), Nicky Henson (Witchfinder General) and one time classic actor George Sanders deliver the goods in a somewhat

Laurence Niblicknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071432048349061304.post-67251484629165099212007-08-03T18:02:00.001+01:002008-12-10T00:43:08.994Z

1984 265 Gingerbread Girl 266 Oddball 267 The Son of His Father 268 Whisper who Dares ? 269 Citizens 270 Dirty Washing 271 There was an Old Woman 272 Burnt Futures 273 Mother Figures 274 Big Deal 275 Love & War 276 Paki Basher copyright Granada TV and Legal TV all rights reserved

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1983 252 Brainwashed 253 Seconds Away 254 None of your Business 255 Night Fever 256 A Black & White Case 257 Personal Credit 258 Fighting with Fire 259 A Proper Man 260 Told in Silence 261 Mothers' Boy 262 Killing in Sin 263 A Matter of Trust 264 A Sword in the Hand of David

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1982 239 Talking to the Enemy 240 Resurrection Woman 241 Ignorance In the Field 242 On the Defensive 243 Fair Play 244 Peanuts 245 Face Value 246 Wrecker 247 Window Shopping 248 Soldier, Soldier 249 Too Bad for Tobias 250 A Candidate for the Alliance 251 The Fiddling Connection

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1981 231 Proof Spirits 232 Foul Play 233 Freedom to Incite 234 Hen Party 235 Leonora 236 The Merry Widow 237 Cold Turkey 238 Embers

Laurence Niblicknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071432048349061304.post-68212666754274450762007-08-03T17:55:00.000+01:002008-12-10T00:43:11.540Z

1980No it's not an error but I can only find the one story for this year - updates when and if available. 230 Public Spending

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1979 214 Somebody 215 Beyond the Limits 216 Hospital Roulette 217 A Friend of the Family 218 Baby Love 219 Honour thy Father and Mother… 220 My Brothers' Son 221 Cash 222 Boys will be Boys 223 The Deep End 224 Question of Care 225 Cowboy 226 Forever 227 Heart to Heart 228

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1978 187 Black & Blue 188 Meeting Place 189 Echoes 190 White Lies 191 The Song not the Singer 192 Michael 193 Association 194 Still Life with Feathers 195 Cat in Hell 196 To Catch a Thief 197 The Charge 198 The Jawbone of an Ass 199 Two Thousand Witnesses 200 Code 201 Common

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1977 165 Beauty & The Beast 166 Home Sweet Home 167 Loved Ones 168 We are the Champions 169 A Ladies Man 170 A Matter of Faith 171 Crime Passionel 172 A Swinging Couple 173 One for the Road 174 Such a Charming man 175 A Sheep in Wolfs' Clothing 176 The Family Business 177 A Pocket of Pills

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1976 140 Crime & Passion 141 …..Or was He Pushed? 142 No Questions Asked 143 The Right of Every Woman 144 Beyond the Call of Duty 145 Love, Cherish - and Batter 146 Scard 147 Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil 148 The Ju-Ju Landlord 149 Ends and Means 150 Incorrigible Rogue 151 Drunk, who Cares ?

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1975 112 The Quest 113 Difference in Style 114 Matron 115 The personator 116 Two in the Mind of One 117 The Murder Monitor 118 Who Cares ? 119 Saboteur 120 The Trees 121 Bad day at Black Gape 122 The Mad, Mad Man 123 Contempt of Court 124 Possessed 125 The Also Ran 126 Take Back

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1974 63 The Dogs 64 Further Charges 65 Hidden Scars 66 With Menaces 67 Do your Worst ! 68 Flight of the Lapwing 69 The Woman Least Likely 70 A Case of Murder 71 Assault on Choga Sor 72 Duress 73 Thirty Thousand Pieces of Silver 74 Nuts 75 Confine to Solitary 76 Big Annie 77

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1973 12 Whatever happened to George Robins? 13 Blackmail 14 Sunset of Arms 15 Persimmons & Dishwashers 16 A Public Mischief 17 Portrait of an Artist 18 A Crime in prison 19 Infanticide or Murder? 20 Act of Vengeance 21 Regina vs. Marlow 22 The Mugging of Arthur Simmons 23 Love thy Neighbour 24

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1972 1 Doctor's Neglect? 2 Lieberman vs. Savage 3 Regina vs. Lord 4 Regina vs. Bryant 5 Regina vs. Webb 6 Regina vs. vennings and Vennings 7 Regina vs. Clayton & Mitchell 8 Regina vs. Bolton 9 Regina vs. Terson 10 Who is Benedetto Trovato 11 Criminal Libel

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If you get the chance and are a fan of Hammer Horror, Cult 70’s sci-fi and decent Retro programmes; Legal T.V on Sky Channel 186 are screening re-runs of the quintessentially British ‘lunchtime’ series ‘Crown Court’. If you appreciate exceptional drama, riveting performances by all involved and intelligent, witty word play – to miss it would be a crime in itself! With its’ iconic theme tune and

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Professor.Heitz arrives at the Transylvanian village of Vandorf to investigate his sons’ mysterious death. He finds the village shrouded in secrecy and hostility and also discovers that a death of this kind has not been the first. Heitz investigations draw him to a nearby castle, Borski where he witnesses the Gorgon and he begins to turn to stone. Before his calcification, Heitz writes a letter

Laurence Niblicknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071432048349061304.post-91445493403349452702007-07-14T17:29:00.000+01:002008-12-10T00:43:19.040Z

*This synopsis does contain spoilers so read up to where you want to know no more.*Solemn scientist Dr Jekyll has created a personality changing drug based on the anger emotion.He is strongly advised by his friend Litauer that he will venture into unknown and potentially dangerous territory.Jekyll is suspicious of his wife Kitty, believing she is having an affair with his best friend, gambler

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